Dataium’s ASI Index grew 2.38% in Decem­ber over the pre­vi­ous month, which was sig­nif­i­cant­ly larg­er than the 1.03% growth seen one year before. Dataium fore­cast­ed the US retail SAAR to be 13 mil­lion units for Decem­ber. The hol­i­day spir­it was present with con­sumers pur­su­ing year-end incen­tives, and Hur­ri­cane Sandy’s impact was seen in con­sumer replace­ment of lost vehi­cles.